Cameroon vs China: Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income)
Cameroon
0.1789
in 2020
China
0.1805
in 2020
Cameroon rank
143rd
China rank
142nd
Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) over time
- Cameroon
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.1805 against 0.1789 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0016.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was China ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and China ranks 142nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and China in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0078 | 0.0181 | 0.0103 | China |
| 1880s | 0.008 | 0.0184 | 0.0104 | China |
| 1890s | 0.0078 | 0.0187 | 0.0109 | China |
| 1900s | 0.0096 | 0.0204 | 0.0109 | China |
| 1910s | 0.0108 | 0.0345 | 0.0237 | China |
| 1920s | 0.011 | 0.0356 | 0.0246 | China |
| 1930s | 0.0155 | 0.0481 | 0.0326 | China |
| 1950s | 0.0409 | 0.0518 | 0.0109 | China |
| 1960s | 0.0648 | 0.0618 | 0.003 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.0798 | 0.0887 | 0.0089 | China |
| 1980s | 0.1119 | 0.132 | 0.02 | China |
| 1990s | 0.1454 | 0.1475 | 0.0021 | China |
| 2000s | 0.1609 | 0.1741 | 0.0133 | China |
| 2010s | 0.1855 | 0.1895 | 0.004 | China |
| 2020s | 0.1789 | 0.1805 | 0.0016 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index (excluding income), Cameroon or China?
- China, at 0.1805 against 0.1789 in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index (excluding income) between Cameroon and China?
- 0.0016, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and China rank globally for augmented human development index (excluding income)?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and China ranks 142nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, and civil and political freedom. This indicator excludes the income-based wellbeing component.